Unilever: Course on lipid science and technology

Ian Tucker — Mon, 04 Sep 2017 15:45:22 +0000

Date: 12 September 2017 (morning) Location: Online Time: 10:00 – 13:00 CET (9:00 – 12:00 UK) Online (WebEx) half-day course for SNAL ESRs and ERs (see program of the event) Specific course on lipid science and technology (inter-sectorial) Unilever has extensive knowledge of basic physical chemistry about lipid structures, phases and interactions with polymers and surfactants. This capability underpins the company’s leading business activities in food and personal care sectors. The structuring, rheological and mechanical properties and stability of these systems rely critically on the tuning of interfacial molecular composition and structure.

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ER1-U: Delivery of skin bioactives to assess the impact of membrane lytic biopolymers

Ian Tucker — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 15:50:13 +0000

Impact of membrane lytic biopolymers on skin lipid membranes Contact Radka Petkova Objectives Exploration of the possibilities in obtaining of end product and involvement of the private sector in the training program. Exploring opportunities to implement the findings from different work programs into product relevant system; Identify potential gaps in the available toolbox for studying nano-object interactions with membrane lipid bi-layers and recommend way addressing those. Tasks and methodology By utilising both the research expertise and capabilities at Unilever to implement the learning from the program to date and try to create a prototype with improved delivery of benefit agents/active to

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